Léon Ringuet
Léon Ringuet (te) (born January 3, 1858 in Louiseville / Québec ; † September 20, 1932 in Saint-Hyacinthe / Québec) was a Canadian organist, conductor and composer.
Ringuet received his first musical training at the Collège de St-Césaire near Montreal and at the Collège Saint-Joseph in Memramcook / New Brunswick . He then studied piano with Paul Letondal and organ with Romain-Octave Pelletier .
In 1880 he came to Saint Hyacinthe, where he became director of the Société Philharmonique . He was also head of the chapel of the 84th Infantry Battalion "Régiment de Saint-Hyacinthe" from 1885 to 1929 and organist and choirmaster at the city's cathedral from 1888 to 1932. He was also the founder and until 1932 director of the Choir of the Cathedral and the Wind Orchestra of Drummondville .
Ringuet composed over a hundred works, including salon music, military marches as well as organ, piano and violin pieces. In Saint-Hyacinthe, a bandstand was built in 1941 with a memorial plaque in honor Ringuets and the Cégep of the city, opened in 1976 Salle Léon Ringuet . In 1972 a street was named after Ringuet in Montreal.
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| SURNAME | Ringuet, Léon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ringuette, Léon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian organist, conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Louiseville |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 20, 1932 |
| Place of death | Saint-Hyacinthe |